Spend an evening with visual artist Charisse Duncan as she shows you the basics of painting with watercolor!
Charisse will recite poetry from the anthology Lift Every Voice: Celebrating 250 Years of African American Poetry, and then paint a watercolor piece inspired by one of those poems. She will show you how to create your own painting.
Recommended Supplies:
*Watercolor paper is recommended, as other papers tend to curl when painted. We can also email you a sketch created by Duncan that you can print out and color using any materials you have on hand.
About Charisse Duncan:
Charisse is a self-taught visual artist originally from Hagerstown, Maryland. Her current medium of choice is watercolor paint, but she has experimented with oil paint, acrylic paint, graphite, and colored pencils. Charisse prefers to paint portraits, but likes to explore a variety of themes such as nature, spirituality, and cartoons. Her artistic influences include Frida Kahlo, Keith Haring, and Georgia O’Keeffe. Charisse wants her art to convey a message of positivity and empowerment. She has showcased her work throughout several art shows in Los Angeles and has future plans to curate art shows to help other artists gain recognition.
For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.
To receive a PDF copy of a sketch to print and color, email Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org
https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/exploration-african-american-poetry-through-painting-watercolor-painting
